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Inside the Strategy Room

McKinsey & Company

We talk with McKinsey partners and corporate executives on the challenges they face creating lasting strategies in a fast-changing world. We also examine the different ways these executives approach these challenges and the new and innovative ways they think of creating a vision for their enterprises.

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21. Resilience and value: A CFO toolkit for...

Inside the Strategy Room ·

2019/08/13

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 22:30) > While economic downturns are impossible to predict, it is never too early to start thinking about how to weather the next downturn—whenever it comes. Two of our senior partners, Cindy Levy and Martin Hirt, recently talked about how executives can think about this challenge and how this applies not only when there is concern about a downturn but also in the normal course of business.Join 90,000

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13:48

20. The diversity opportunity for new CEOs

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2019/07/15

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 13:46) > When we talk about organizations we often think in terms of their performance and their overall health. Gender diversity tends to be a subject that many relate to the health part of that equation. But new research has uncovered a fascinating correlation between gender diversity and corporate performance. Joining us today to discuss this research are Paula Ramos, a partner with our New Jersey office

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32:12

19. Want better strategies? Become a bulletproof...

Inside the Strategy Room ·

2019/07/10

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 32:07) > As the pace of social, economic, and technological change accelerates, organizations everywhere must make increasingly complex decisions in the face of an uncertain future. This is why the value of creative and strategic thinkers capable of solving complex problems has never been higher. Today’s episode features a conversation between Chris Bradley, a senior partner in our Sydney office, and Rob

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31:18

18. Creating high-performance innovation teams at scale

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2019/06/25

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 31:13) > Most CEOs understand that innovation is a team sport. The challenge leaders face is identifying and nurturing the right combination of people within an organization who are capable of developing winning products and taking them to market. Erik Roth and Matt Banholzer join us to share their perspectives on what it takes to field high-performing innovation teams.Join 90,000 other members of our

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24:07

17. Active portfolio management: An interview with...

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2019/06/04

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 24:03) > Andy West on recent trends in mergers and acquisitions and the importance of aligning your transaction strategy with your overall strategy. How do you know when it's the right time to divest? What strategies do top M & A performers employ to gain a competitive advantage? How do you align the board and management team around what businesses you want to be in and why? Join 90,000 other members of our

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16. The evolution of the CFO

Inside the Strategy Room ·

2019/05/29

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 21:17) > CFOs are playing an increasingly pivotal role driving change in their companies. How should they balance their traditional responsibilities with the new CFO mandate?Join 90,000 other members of our LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-&-corporate-finance/See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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9:35

15. The pros and cons of activist investors

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2019/04/30

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 9:34) > Management teams who engage positively with attackers may find activist campaigns bring ideas that create value and improve shareholder performance. We investigate the levers activists pull to improve the performance of target companies, activist investor trends globally, and how companies can respond positively when they are approached by activists.Join 90,000 other members of our LinkedIn

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34:43

14. How to move fast: Innovation at speed and scale

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2019/03/07

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 34:39) > Innovation is critical to driving growth. Today we are talking about how large companies can take innovation plays from startups' play books to make them more competitive. We will hear from entrepreneurs and McKinsey experts about the techniques they use to go to market and scale quickly with limited resources. We'll see how larger companies can emulate some of that behaviour. And we will discuss

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14:05

13. Bias busters: How to resist the allure of...

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2019/02/27

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 14:03) > Shiny new initiatives can distract you from paying attention to other good but mundane projects and investments. In this episode McKinsey partner Tim Koller, professor of business strategy at the University of Sydney Dan Lovallo, and Sean Brown, discuss why people underinvest in so-called unremarkable projects and how to remedy this bias to ensure all projects receive the resources and attention

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12. Bias busters: How to avoid losses and prune...

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2019/02/20

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 15:13) > It’s common for companies to hang on too long to a number of projects or parts of the business that are underperforming but just won’t die. These projects and business units linger because of emotional or legacy attachments that executives have toward them. In this episode McKinsey partner Tim Koller, professor of business strategy at the University of Sydney Dan Lovallo, and Sean Brown, discuss

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11. Bias busters: How to be objective about budgets

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2019/02/13

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 18:38) > Anchoring bias can hold back the budgeting process and influence your targets despite your best efforts. Address it and refocus difficult conversations. In this episode McKinsey partner Tim Koller, professor of business strategy at the University of Sydney Dan Lovallo, and Sean Brown, discuss how to tackle anchoring bias and refocus difficult budget conversations.Join 90,000 other members of our

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22:07

10. Bias busters: How to make better decisions with...

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2019/02/05

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 22:05) > Despite their best intentions, executives fall prey to cognitive and organizational biases that get in the way of good decision making. In our new Bias Busters series, McKinsey partner Tim Koller and Dan Lovallo, an alumnus of McKinsey’s San Francisco office and professor of business strategy at the University of Sydney, will highlight some of the biases that hold sway in the strategy room. They

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9. Why long-term value is a winning bet

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2018/12/19

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 11:56) > Companies that focus on the long-term outperform their shorter-term peers on a range of economic and financial metrics including revenue and earnings, market capitalization, and job creation. In this episode, Sean Brown is joined by Bruce Simpson, a senior partner in our Toronto office who recently co-authored a chapter in the book, Reimagining Capitalism. Also joining the conversation are Jonathan

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8. Digital transformation: The CFO's role

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2018/12/12

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 25:35) > Michael Bender is the global co-leader of McKinsey Digital and Analytics. He spoke with Sean Brown in London about the role CFOs can play in driving digital transformations, the nature of digital transformations more generally, how digital and analytics go hand in hand, and the challenges companies can face when working to adopt both. Join 90,000 other members of our LinkedIn community:

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10:43

7. Make working capital work harder for you

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2018/11/28

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 10:41) > Working capital is often an under-appreciated source of cash and value creation. Associate partner Matt Stone speaks with Sean Brown in London about how leading companies are unlocking value by implementing effective working capital strategies and world-class advanced analytics and machine learning solutions.Join 90,000 other members of our LinkedIn community:

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6. How leading CEOs manage their middle tenure

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2018/10/11

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 28:59) > There is a wealth of research into how new CEOs should successfully transition into the leading role. Less frequently studied is how top CEOs outperform competitors during the second act of their tenures. Sean Brown talks with senior partner Rodney Zemmel and associate partner Matt Cuddihy about the five themes that emerged from their research into how leading CEOs managed the middle part of their

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5. How to take the measure of innovation

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2018/09/24

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 24:25) > Two simple R & D conversion metrics can help executives measure the value of innovation efforts. Senior partner Erik Roth, and associate partners Guttorm Aase and Sri Swaminathan speak with Sean Brown about how companies can gain valuable insights into innovation performance from a pair of metrics that have been hiding seemingly in plain sight. Their core components — gross margin, R&D, and sales

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4. Demystifying AI and machine learning for executives

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2018/09/04

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 31:51) > Senior partner Tamim Saleh cuts through the hype around AI in this interview and offers clear guidance for executives looking to make precise strategic decisions about where and how to employ AI in their business. Tamim shares insights on the impact of machine vision on AI, the future of voice recognition, and the latest developments in advanced analytics, virtual assistants, and robotics. He

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3. Building gender diversity on boards

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2018/08/27

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 13:54) > Celia Huber, Senior Partner in our Silicon Valley office, on how companies can build and benefit from gender diversity on boards.Join 90,000 other members of our LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-&-corporate-finance/See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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2. How to avoid digital strategy pitfalls

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2018/08/20

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:14) > Most digital strategies don’t reflect how digital is changing economic fundamentals, industry dynamics, or what it means to compete.Join 90,000 other members of our LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-&-corporate-finance/See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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